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Quiz: Redirect Output to a File or Program

Redirect Output to a File or Program

Choose the correct answer to the following questions:


  1. 1.

    Which output redirection operator displays output to a terminal and discards all error messages?

    A

    &> file

    B

    2> &> file

    C

    2> /dev/null

    D

    1> /dev/null

  2. 2.

    Which output redirection operator sends output to a file and sends errors to a different file?

    A

    > file 2> file2

    B

    > file 1> file2

    C

    > file &2> file2

    D

    | tee file

  3. 3.

    Which output redirection operator sends both output and errors to a file, and creates it or overwrites its contents?

    A

    | tee file

    B

    2 &> file

    C

    1 &> file

    D

    &> file

  4. 4.

    Which output redirection operator sends output and errors to the same file and preserves the file content if it exists?

    A

    > file 2> file2

    B

    &> file

    C

    >> file 2>&1

    D

    >> file 1>&1

  5. 5.

    Which output redirection operator discards all messages that are normally sent to the terminal?

    A

    > file 2> file2

    B

    &> /dev/null

    C

    &> /dev/null 2> file

    D

    &> file

  6. 6.

    Which output redirection operator sends output to both the screen and a file at the same time?

    A

    &> /dev/null

    B

    > file 2> file2

    C

    | tee file

    D

    | < file

  7. 7.

    Which output redirection operator saves output to a file and discards all error messages?

    A

    &> file

    B

    | tee file 2> /dev/null

    C

    > file 1> /dev/null

    D

    > file 2> /dev/null

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